Student art: 'Gods and Monsters'

EUREKA -- College of the Redwoods is holding the fourth annual Student Gallery Exhibition, "Gods and Monsters," showcasing diverse paintings, ceramics, installation and mixed media from emerging student artists this week. The exhibition runs through 6 p.m. today at the CR Gallery on the Eureka main campus. Gallery hours are 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The artists featured in the show include Katie Holt, Emily Scilacci, Philip Deniz Kumsar and Diana Rostow.

Clay artist Katie Holt enjoys working in realms of imagination, creating creatures and figures that hold both a quiet and exaggerated resemblance to human forms.

Artist Emily Scilacci grew up with music. Her abstract acrylics and watercolors depict how music makes her feel emotionally, while her more representational paintings interpret songs and what they might look like.

Philip Deniz Kumsar's ink, gouache and collage works depict monuments to memory and surreal fragments of autobiographical experience by paying homage to depictions of ancient deities.

Diana Rostow works in clay, and has been fascinated by cultural diversity as well as by similarities throughout human evolution.

These four artists have shared studio space this semester while enrolled in Art 14: Portfolio Development and Exhibition Preparation. This exhibition is a culmination of their works from the past several semesters in the Art Department at College of the Redwoods.